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Tyeb Mehta
(1925 - 2009)

Trussed Bull



“...the very first image that I painted with a great deal of thought and emotion was that of a trussed bull.” - TYEB MEHTA

Tyeb Mehta, who was born in Bombay in 1925, was profoundly affected by the violence that broke out in the city during the Partition of India in 1947 and sought an image through which he could express the trauma and anguish that he experienced. A few years later, he found inspiration in the form of a bas relief...



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  Lot 20 of 55  

SPRING LIVE AUCTION
13 MARCH 2024

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Winning Bid
Rs 50,40,000
$61,463

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Tyeb Mehta
Trussed Bull

Inscribed and dated 'Trussed Bull/ '55' (on the reverse)
1955
Charcoal on paper
10.75 x 14.5 in (27 x 37 cm)

PROVENANCE
Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
Property from a Distinguished Collection, Mumbai

EXHIBITED
Tyeb Mehta, New Delhi: Vadehra Art Gallery, 15 January - 18 February 2011

PUBLISHED
Tyeb Mehta: Triumph of Vision, New Delhi: Vadehra Art Gallery, 2011, p. 86 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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